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Israel's Declaration of Independence, First Day Printing In Israeli Official Gazette
[ISRAEL],
Newspapers. Iton Rishmi [Official Gazette], Jerusalem, Israel, May 14, 1948. 3 pp., 8¼ x 13 in. In Hebrew.
The first issue of the Official Gazette of the Israeli government, contains the first printing of the Decree Concerning the Establishment of the State of Israel. The names of the 37 members of the Temporary Government headed by David Ben-Gurion are listed on page 2.
Item #22589, $8,500
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Announcing the UN Resolution to Establish a Jewish State in Israel
[ISRAELI INDEPENDENCE],
Broadside. November 29, 1947. 1 p. 27.5 x 39.5 in.
To the Workers of Israel, celebrating the historic decision of the United Nations General Assembly authorizing the establishment of a Jewish state in the land of Israel.
Item #21546, $5,000
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Albert Einstein Threatens to Resign from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem
ALBERT EINSTEIN,
Typed Letter Signed, to [Leo] Kohn of [Frankfurt]. Berlin, September 20, 1927.
“If Magnes cannot be eliminated in the very near future, I shall also follow through with my resignation. I am doing this because I am convinced that at this point, no real harm would result by compromising the University in the eyes of the Jewish public.”
Item #22048, $8,500
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The Report of the “Wizard of Weaponry”
ALFRED MORDECAI. [JUDAICA],
Book, Military Commission to Europe in 1855-1856. Washington, D.C.: Bowman, 1860, 232 pp., 9 ½ x 11 ¾ in. With foldout plates and engravings of cannon, ordinance, maps. Scattered foxing, rebound. Deaccessioned from Yale University.
This report is the result of two years of travel and study of European artillery and small arms development. Sponsored by the Ordnance Division of the War Department, it exerted a great influence on American weapon design and construction during the Civil War.
Item #22508, $350
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David Ben-Gurion Signed Envelope
DAVID BEN-GURION,
Envelope Signed. Ca. 1960. 9 ½” x 6 ½”. Color envelope With postage date stamp “27.4.60”, Tel Aviv – Yafo, signed in Hebrew on center front.
Item #20245, $350
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David Ben-Gurion Calls for a Home in Jerusalem for the Bible Society
DAVID BEN-GURION,
Letter Signed, 17 Kislev 5731, to Menasche Elissar. December 15, 1970.
“every spiritual idea, for it to exist and exert influence, needs a physical structure, too, a central home...”
Item #20230, $2,950
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David Ben-Gurion on Religious Freedom (SOLD)
DAVID BEN-GURION,
Autograph Letter Signed (“D. Ben-Gurion”). To David Snir, November 10, 1963.
“religious people must respect the freedom of choice of a fellow man and no coercion is to be exercised for or against religious conduct…”
Item #20382, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Ben-Gurion Looks For Definition of the “Zionist Movement” Today
DAVID BEN-GURION,
Typed Letter Signed to Nahum Goldmann, July 18, 1955. In Hebrew, on State of Israel letterhead. 1 p., 6 x 8 in.
Israel’s founding father urges the president of the World Jewish Congress to focus on the “burning questions” of Zionism – immigration – rather than on “the historic tale” prior to the establishment of Israel.
Item #21300, $3,000
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David Ben-Gurion Apologizes for Not Writing Sooner
DAVID BEN-GURION (1886-1973),
Autograph Letter Signed. March 21, 1954.
“I am very sorry that I have been unable to answer you until now... The issue is of interest to me...”
Item #20151.01, $1,200
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David Ben-Gurion Writes Regarding Eleazar Rokeach
DAVID BEN-GURION (1886-1973),
Typed Letter Signed as Prime Minister. October 28, 1962. 6 x 6¾ in. On official letterhead. In Hebrew.
“My speech is already printed and I will not be able to add anything about Rokeach...”
Item #20151.02, $750
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David Ben-Gurion Signed Greetings
DAVID BEN-GURION (1886-1973),
Typed Letter Signed. 1 p. 6” x 8 ¼”. In Hebrew. Embossed menorah letterhead.
“Dear Har-Melech, My hearty thanks for your birthday greetings. May you too have a full, long life.”
Item #20163, $695
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Jewish Recruitment Circular No. 7 for the British Army
DOV YOSEF. [BERNARD JOSEPH],
Circular Letter Signed (Mimeographed). December 13, 1942. Jerusalem. 1 p., 8 x 12 in. In Hebrew.
“Turn your fury into deeds Volunteer!”
Item #20759, $900
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He Invented the Gramophone and the Microphone (Telephone Transmitter) before Edison
EMILE BERLINER (1851-1929),
Partially Printed Letter Signed. October 28, 1896
Item #20111, $1,500
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Golda Meir Stresses the Need to Settle New Immigrants
GOLDA MEIR,
Typed Letter Signed “Golda Meyerson” as Minister of Labour, to Yaakov Hazan. Jerusalem, October 23, 1954. 1 p., 6 x 8 in. In Hebrew on Ministry of Labour letterhead.
Golda Meyerson (she would change her name to Meir in 1956), promotes the idea of Mapam (the Marxist United Workers’ Party) joining Sharett’s Mapai (Workers’ Party) government. Hazan, the recipient, was one of Mapam’s co-founders.
Item #22933, $4,200
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Haim Laskov Writes to His Future Wife during WWII
HAIM LASKOV,
Autograph Letter Signed, to Shulamith Chen. Italy, Nov. 19, 1943. 2 pp. Heading in English, body in Hebrew.
“Night after night I watch (the stars) and read your regards.”
Item #20756, $400
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Henrietta Szold Offers to Help a Visiting American to “understand Jewish Palestine, insofar as it lies in my power to interpret our aspirations and achievements.”
HENRIETTA SZOLD,
Autograph Letter Signed, to Rose L. Rosenberg. Jerusalem, April 20, 1934. On personal stationery, and with Autograph Manuscript envelope. 1 p., 5⅛ x 7 in.
Item #20721, $750
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Paying for French and Indian War Provisions for Moses Franks and Other British Forces in North America (SOLD)
KING GEORGE III,
Manuscript Signed, “George R.,” Court at St. James’s. Countersigned by the Duke of Newcastle, Lord North, and James Oswald, and signed on verso by Moses Franks, Arnold Nesbitt, and Sir George Colebrooke, December 14, 1761.
King George III signs off on a royal warrant for payment of over £14,522 to the late Sir James Colebrooke, Sir George Colebrooke, Arnold Nesbitt, and Moses Franks for “provisions issued by them to our forces in North America for and from the 18th day of June 1761 to the 29th day of July following inclusive….” The document was signed during the French and Indian War, a year after the fall of Montreal when the war had turned in Britain’s favor.
Item #22285, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Menachem Begin Blames Ben-Gurion for Israel’s “Political Demoralization” Saying “To Mapai: ‘No and Goodbye and Not to See You Again.’”
MENACHEM BEGIN,
Autograph Manuscript Signed. Speech on David Ben-Gurion’s Resignation. [Jerusalem, Israel], 1953. 3 pp., 5 x 7 in. In Hebrew.
Item #22794, $19,000
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Moshe Dayan Documents Relating to the Loss of His Eye in Battle
MOSHE DAYAN,
Collection. Four items, Jerusalem and Paris. 1941 – 1947. 7 pp.
Item #22981, $39,000
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Re-Paying Jewish Patriot Nathan Levy’s Revolutionary War Loan
NATHAN LEVY,
Printed Document Signed, to David Rittenhouse, countersigned by Charles Biddle and Jonathan Nicholson. Philadelphia, [Pa.], November 5, 1785. Signed on verso, “Nathan Levy.” 1 p., 7¾ x 6¼ in.
Item #21097, $3,600
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